Raama Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Raama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Raama (1,151) may also be a first name.
Raama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raama (Hindi: रामा, Marathi: रामा, Oriya: ରଆମା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,244,200th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Raama are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Raama is also the 234,520th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,151 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 4,333,703. In India Raama is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent are found, Telangana, where 28 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Besides India Raama exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Finland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raama in the Marathi language | ||
| रामा | rama | 96.72 |
| राम | rama | 1.64 |
| रमा | rama | 1.64 |
| Raama in the Hindi language | ||
| रामा | rama | 62.5 |
| राामा | raama | 25 |
| रोमा | roma | 12.5 |
| Raama in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଆମା | ra'ama | 50 |
| ରୁଆମା | ru'ama | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raama
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